2027 Oscar Predictions
Updated September 7th, 2026
1. John Malkovich – Wild Horse Nine
CIA agents Chris and Lee face a trust-testing mission from Santiago to Easter Island during 1973 Chile.
2. Andrew Scott – Elsinore
A powerful, deeply moving and inspiring story of the actor Ian Charleson who faced incredible odds while preparing to give the performance of his life in Hamlet at the National Theatre in London.
3. Matt Damon – The Odyssey
Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War.
4. Sebastian Stan – Fjord
An immigrant Romanian family living in Norway is subject to an investigation and faces the scrutiny of the local judicial system.
5. John Turturro – The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
When a theft goes awry, a veteran pickpocket is sent on a mission through New York to reclaim it.
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6. Ryan Gosling – Project Hail Mary
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory slowly returns, he soon discovers he must solve the riddle behind a mysterious substance that's causing the sun to die out. As details of the mission unravel, he calls on his scientific training and sheer ingenuity -- but he may not have to do it alone.
7. Tom Cruise – Digger
The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove that he's humanity's savior.
8. Pedro Pascal – Behemoth!
Follows a musician from a family of musicians who returns to Los Angeles. A love letter to the music of the movies and the people who make it.
9. Robert Pattinson – Primetime
Chris Hansen, host of "To Catch a Predator," sets out to make television history in 2006.
10. Jordan Firstman – Club Kid
A hard-partying New York City club promoter sees his whirlwind lifestyle upended by the arrival of the 10-year-old son he never knew he had.
Also Consider:
11. Jack O'Connell – Ink
In 1969, as rising media tycoon acquires the daily newspaper "The Sun," his partnership with editor Larry Lamb turns the paper into Britain's most influential tabloid.
12. Dominic Sessa – Tony
Nineteen-year-old Anthony Bourdain stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that shapes the course of his life.
13. Anthony Ippolito – I Play Rocky
Actor Sylvester Stallone writes the screenplay for "Rocky," betting everything on himself to play the lead character against seemingly impossible odds. The result is the ultimate underdog story behind the ultimate underdog movie.
14. Miles Teller – Paper Tiger
Two brothers pursue the American Dream but get entangled in a dangerous Russian mafia scheme that terrorizes their family, testing their bond as betrayal becomes possible.
15. Brad Pitt – The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth
Showcases more of Cliff Booth's backstory in his new role as a Hollywood fixer.
16. Jeremy Allen White – The Social Recknoing
Facebook engineer Frances Haugen and The Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz blow the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.
17. Seth Rogen – The Invite
Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places.
18. Yura Borisov – Artifical
Follows the confusing firing and rehiring cycle of Sam Altman at OpenAI where the board gained control of the company and removed him, and Altman still returned.
19. Javier Bardem – Bunker
An architect's marriage is tested after he accepts a project to build a bunker for a billionaire.
20. John Magaro – Omaha
A father conceals the truth about his family's seemingly spontaneous road trip across the American West.
